In this game, Rivers also became the ninth player to throw for more than 50,000 yards in a career. It’s a feat Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who were both taken in the 2004 NFL Draft just like Rivers, had already accomplished.

The quarterback is still going strong in his 14th year in the league. If Rivers and the Chargers keep playing the way they did after starting the season 0-4, the quarterback will have a chance to make a Super Bowl run next year. Then again, they have to make sure that they don’t start the season 0-4 and have a get a competent kicker through free agency or the draft.